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Importing a couple thousand RAW pictures into a Capture One library would take 2 h on my 2017 iMac. 5 min on my m3 mbp pro. Geekbench score differences were q

Importing a couple thousand RAW pictures into a Capture One library would take 2 h on my 2017 iMac. 5 min on my m3 mbp pro. Geekbench score differences were quite remarkable. I am still wondering if I should return it, though

lawrjone 3y ago
Go on, I’ll bite: why?
- ac2u 3y ago
  They miss the 2 hours procrastination time. It's a version of "code's compiling" :)
  - Erratic6576 3y ago
    Ha ha ha. You can leave it overnight and importing files is a 1 time process so not much to win
  - teaearlgraycold 3y ago
    The foam swords are collecting dust.
- Erratic6576 3y ago
  2,356 € is way over my budget. The machine is amazing but the specs are stingy. Returning it and getting a cheaper one would give me a lot of disposable money to spend in restaurants
  - tomaskafka 3y ago
    Get a 10-core M1 Pro then - I got mine for about 1200 eur used (basically undistinguishable from new), and the difference (except GPU) is very small. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38810228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38810228
  - maerF0x0 3y ago
    Yes, you can get a lot more hardware for your money than buying the Apple Logo.
    - whynotminot 3y ago
      Not really in a laptop though—and certainly not with the same efficiency (battery life, fan noise, weight). If you want a laptop, the MacBooks are pretty indisputably king these days. If a desktop is fine then yes you can build some great Windows rigs for much less money.
      - maerF0x0 3y ago
        Actually it seems at this time you're more or less right. In the past there was quite a spread between a beefy thinkpad and a mac. Looks like rightnow you can get comparable thinkpad vs MBP14 (with various specs) within $200 of eachother, which means you're really choosing between nuanced and highly personal preference differences. (such as appearance, OS, keyboard feel etc).
        whynotminot 3y ago
        Beyond those superficial differences you mention though, the MacBook Pro is probably lighter than the beefy ThinkPad you’re imagining. It’s undoubtedly quieter—you’ll rarely hear the MacBook’s fans even under heavy load. The screen of the MacBook is high refresh rate and likely higher quality than the ThinkPad. The MacBook speakers are astoundingly best in class. And the MacBook likely gets better battery life to boot. And here’s another kicker—all those “comparable” Wintel laptops viciously throttle their performance the second you unplug them from the wall. Not the MacBooks. They keep being just as performant on battery as they do plugged in, while still delivering that excellent battery life. It’s remarkable. I really can’t in good conscience recommend anything but a MacBook to a prospective laptop buyer right now, unless the user requires specific software that only runs on Windows. Save a couple hundred bucks only to end up with a vastly inferior machine? It just doesn’t make sense.

lawrjone 3y ago

Go on, I’ll bite: why?

ac2u 3y ago
They miss the 2 hours procrastination time. It's a version of "code's compiling" :)
- Erratic6576 3y ago
  Ha ha ha. You can leave it overnight and importing files is a 1 time process so not much to win
- teaearlgraycold 3y ago
  The foam swords are collecting dust.
Erratic6576 3y ago
2,356 € is way over my budget. The machine is amazing but the specs are stingy. Returning it and getting a cheaper one would give me a lot of disposable money to spend in restaurants
- tomaskafka 3y ago
  Get a 10-core M1 Pro then - I got mine for about 1200 eur used (basically undistinguishable from new), and the difference (except GPU) is very small. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38810228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38810228
- maerF0x0 3y ago
  Yes, you can get a lot more hardware for your money than buying the Apple Logo.
  - whynotminot 3y ago
    Not really in a laptop though—and certainly not with the same efficiency (battery life, fan noise, weight). If you want a laptop, the MacBooks are pretty indisputably king these days. If a desktop is fine then yes you can build some great Windows rigs for much less money.
    - maerF0x0 3y ago
      Actually it seems at this time you're more or less right. In the past there was quite a spread between a beefy thinkpad and a mac. Looks like rightnow you can get comparable thinkpad vs MBP14 (with various specs) within $200 of eachother, which means you're really choosing between nuanced and highly personal preference differences. (such as appearance, OS, keyboard feel etc).
      - whynotminot 3y ago
        Beyond those superficial differences you mention though, the MacBook Pro is probably lighter than the beefy ThinkPad you’re imagining. It’s undoubtedly quieter—you’ll rarely hear the MacBook’s fans even under heavy load. The screen of the MacBook is high refresh rate and likely higher quality than the ThinkPad. The MacBook speakers are astoundingly best in class. And the MacBook likely gets better battery life to boot. And here’s another kicker—all those “comparable” Wintel laptops viciously throttle their performance the second you unplug them from the wall. Not the MacBooks. They keep being just as performant on battery as they do plugged in, while still delivering that excellent battery life. It’s remarkable. I really can’t in good conscience recommend anything but a MacBook to a prospective laptop buyer right now, unless the user requires specific software that only runs on Windows. Save a couple hundred bucks only to end up with a vastly inferior machine? It just doesn’t make sense.